birthday presents!

My birthday presents post.

I realise that I'm getting rather lazy with this blog, hehe, am mainly posting pictures with short captions instead of writing like I used to. haha. Anyway, here's a post about the presents I received on my birthday. I'm not big on gifts, as in, it does not really matter to me, for really, it's the thought that counts! But these gifts really warmed my heart!

a heart-shaped-egg-frying-pan from candice
it looks ordinary, but...
ta-dah! isn't it adorable? :)


danceybee's present was beautifully packaged as usualwith an oldish-looking copy of mansfield park! i love it, vet!

birthday celebrations!

Birthday celebrations at kuishin-bo today :)

updates!

it's been so long!
here are some updates in pictures.

krispy kremes from tim, all the way from sydney!

nnnniceee! :D


two down. yum.

wine from australia


max brenner's!


seriously fattening, but tastes really wonderful.

currypuffed.

i feel like a currypuff filled with mashed potatoes egg curry almost to the brim and someone is twisting the pastry folding me in it's really squashy and squeezy and im going to explode

okay that's just some creative nonsense from me -- i'm just really busy, overflowing with work to do, have cancelled all the private music lessons for next week because there is so much to do, so little time to do it. and i seem to be taking on more, and not less commitments, but Lord, You're here so let me lean on You.

travelling woes

Travelling all around the island is seriously tiring business (see today's travel schedule below), thank goodness I opted out of BEDOK at the last minute, and the dear boy came to pick me up at AMK and sent me home. Why did I have to go to those places, you might ask, and the answer is: social work visits for my social work module. I don't regret going, because I learnt alot while I was there; except that these places are so far away, and I had to really rush from each place to the other. Finally skipped cellgroup at Bedok and came home to rest. That means I only travelled to 2 places--sounds simple enough, but if you look at the MRT map you might be able to feel some of my pain!

House (Wilby Rd, Bt Timah) --Pasir Ris-- Ang Mo Kio--Bedok--House


Anyway, that's all over, and I'm back home. :)

the eve of the new year

There were fireworks on the eve of Chinese New Year, at the Esplanade. Yes! But this is all I managed to catch of it as we drove by.

this is for you hannah

Hello! These pictures are for you, nah, although they are all quite a jumble, because I haven't been updating for quite awhile.

At Jack's Place on Mommy's birthday.


Mom's birthday cake! Alot of wax got onto the cake because she took awhile to come and blow the candles.

I hope you remember where this comes from! :P

The boy!
I took this before the entire reunion dinner was ready, and forgot to take a proper one after that. hah.

helloo im baack!

Haha yes I've started blogging again.

I absolutely love festivals, and so I'm really enjoying CNY, and appreciating the much-needed break from the whirl of things. Here's a really ecclectic mix of photos!

Tim and I after Hall Production.

The flowers I gave him :)Lovely lovely chocolate cake from the reunion dinner, and retro glasses from my grandma's house! sorry, that was very random i know.
My dearest sister, looking absolutely adorable next to this snowBEAR in london! love ya! am keeping the angpaos for you.

my new year's resolution

ask me what my new year's resolution is and i will tell you, very seriously, that it is--not to be late. It's stressful being late, it's probably not a very good habit to have, and i think there will be dire consequences if i'm always late. sigh. i've been late for many things this new year--because classes all begin very early this semester, and so does work on sundays. I care more about being punctual for work, since when i was late, the staff and students all looked rather unhappy and hostile--i hope it was my imagination--and i had a rather sad day because i kept reproaching myself. Ah! well.

and to tie in with my new year's resolution, let me present to you, The Persistence of Memory by Salvatore Dali (1931). I came across it in an art history class which I am currently taking. The class is wonderful, absolutely exciting and I know I'm going to enjoy it, even though we've only had one class thus far, haha. It was a really expensive module (911 points!) but I'm really willing to go all out for what I'm interested in! haha. Anyway, I love this painting because it captures the mutability of time in such a refreshing, beautiful way.